Bluebird (Hank Jones album)
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| Studio album by Hank Jones Trio with Guests | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded |
November 1, 3, 29 and December 20, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:15 | |||
| Label |
Savoy MG 12053 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
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Bluebird, also released later as The Trio with Guests (1956) and Hank's Pranks (1962), is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones recorded in 1955 for the Savoy label.[1][2]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and in its review by Scott Yanow, he states, "These relaxed cool jazz performances feature pianist Hank Jones in a variety of settings. ...It's a tasteful set of melodic bop".[3]
Track listing
- "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:39
- "Bluebird" (Charlie Parker) - 14:57
- "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) - 6:05
- "Hank's Pranks" (Hank Jones) - 4:51
- "Alpha" (Jones) - 5:13
- "Wine and Brandy" (Frank Foster) - 5:30
- "Alpha" [Take 2] (Jones) - 5:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Wine and Brandy" [Take 2] (Foster) - 5:27 Bonus track on reissue
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on November 1, 1955 (track 4), November 3, 1955 (tracks 1 & 5-8), November 29, 1955 (track 3) and December 20, 1955 (track 2)
Personnel
- Hank Jones - piano
- Herbie Mann - flute (track 2)
- Jerome Richardson - flute, tenor saxophone (tracks 5-8)
- Donald Byrd (track 4), Matty Dice (track 4), Joe Wilder (track 3) - trumpet
- Wendell Marshall (tracks 1 & 3-8), Eddie Jones (track 2) - bass
- Kenny Clarke - drums
References
- ↑ Savoy Records Catalog: 12000 series accessed July 31, 2015
- ↑ Hank Jones Catalog accessed July 31, 2015
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Bluebird – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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